What Did You Smoke Today? Cigars.
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JC Newman Yagua. Not sure if the photos capture just how funky this shape is.
how did you like it? Almost bought a couple yesterday.
Oliva Connecticut Reserve double toro. For when you need to kill some time.
First time with an Oliva 'G' box pressed. The 1st third was a ruinous mess. Draw was too tight. Then it opened up and the flavors were hit and miss. Meh...
It was decent. I had it as a second cigar so my palate was a bit fried. Had a kind of salty flavor I didn't care for initially but it settled down after an inch or so. Had a nice, lush draw with some maduro "ripeness." I'd be happy to smoke another but probably won't buy any more. I think they're a limited edition, anyway. Glad I tried it and I bet the broadlead and maduro fans will find it up their alley. I'd give it a CA rating of 88 or so.
Partagas Habaneros were sold out, so the clerk of my B&M sold me another of their very similar vitolas as an alternative. I forgot its name, but I think I like the Habanero a bit more.
Aristocrats? Super Partagas?
Flor de las Antillas Belicoso from a friend. Pretty damn delightful. Got a recurring note of roasted sweet corn -- new one for me. Will definitely be smoking more of this blend.
It was shorter than an "Aristocrat", ergo shorter than a "Super Partagas". Could have been a "Short". I had it lying next to a Ramon Allones Small Club Corona, which was the same size to my eye.
Sounds like it. Do you find the Habaneros a touch sweeter, and maybe a bit lighter in body, than the Shorts? That's been my experience, though I've consistently had better construction from the Shorts.
Camacho barrel aged robusto
Illusione Ultra Op. 9. Watching Clippers-Mavericks. I wanna be Luka Doncic when I grow up. Holy shit, he's amazing.
Archetype Axis Mundi toro. I don't know if these are closeouts/discontinued but CigarPage was/is selling them for less than half of what they were going for most places when they were a fresh, new thing. Pretty good smoke.
Just finished a terrific CAO V660 Flathead under a clearing sky. Great night with a favorite smoke.
In the middle of this Crowned Heads Las Calaveras Edicion Limitada 2020. Even burn line, a nearly perfect draw, nuanced...a faultless smoke. I'm going back to the B&M tomorrow to buy some more.
Yes, I find the Habaneros a bit sweeter. I‘m not sure, which one is lighter in body, but I find the Habanero has more development and change of flavours throughout the smoke, (which I like) whereas the Short, did not change that much. So far I have been lucky with the construction of my Habaneros.
Smoked this Rocky Patel Edge A10. Picked it up only for the barbershop wrapping. Draw was uncomfortably snug and you can see in the pic where a Maduro band in the wrapping was peeling away during the smoke. I don't know if that's a common occurrence with barbershop sticks or just poor construction but this the first cigar that I've had happen.
Just a quick Exquisito Maduro today, gotta buy some more of these.
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